#TreasuresOfDarkness: An African Descent Month Devotional-A reprise for 2020 (excerpt) by Rev. Kwame Pitts
#TreasuresOfDarkness: An African Descent Month Devotional-A reprise for 2020 (excerpt)* Darkness/Black: Devoid of Light Lacking knowledge or culture. Wickedness. Evil. Lack of spiritual or intellectual enlightenment. Ignorance. Sullen. Foul. Hostile. Throughout our complex and convoluted history, forcibly exiled to...
Lessons From My History by Shari Seifert
As a Christian, I believe that we are all created in the image of God. Racism and white supremacy are heretical and demonic lies as they serve to say that some people are better than other people. The truth is...
Holy Mischief: An Unlikely Assembly by Rev. Dr. Yolanda Denson-Byers
Synopsis from a sermon preached by the Rev. Dr. Yolanda Denson-Byers at the historic “Lift Every Voice” African Descent Lutheran Association (ADLA) & Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries (ELM) Worship Service on Friday, August 2, 2019 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Sermon...
Interfaith Youth Justice Trip by Joan Daye
My name is Joan Daye and I am a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Evanston, IL. I am sixteen years old, and I was one of sixteen high school students to go on the Interfaith Youth Justice Trip over...
A Personal Reflection on the Documentary Film Emanuel by Pastor Mark Cerniglia
Two important anniversary dates occurred last week. On June 19th there was the observance of Juneteenth, the date on which African descent slaves in Texas received the good news that they had been set free from their bondage. Two days...
A Time for Reflection by Marcus Kunz
A Reflection on Reading The Cross and the Lynching Tree I am a preacher. Like so many others I have been long convinced that Christ crucified is at the heart of authentic Christian preaching. So, when I first learned...